With all the horror movies I’ve seen, I have decided to opt for a relative unknown, the reason is that in my opinion this is the greatest horror movie ever made, although it did face some tough opposition from the likes of Halloween, The Evil Dead 2 and The Wicker Man.
Dawn of The Dead is a good old-fashioned zombie movie that was created by horror maestro George A Romero; this is a man who is responsible for the greatest ever zombie trilogy that began with Night of the Living Dead continued on with Dawn of the Dead and concludes with Day of the Dead. A trilogy is an Achilles heel to even the best movies: Aliens 3 anyone? However a lot of people argue that often sequels can surpass their originals in my opinion Empire Strikes Back is better then Star Wars, Aliens is better then Alien the same can be said for Dawn of the Dead far superior to Night of the Living Dead, what makes Dawn of the Dead the best in the series is that it effectively manages humour with action and gory horror that is essential to any decent zombie flick. The film was made on a ‘shoestring’ budget, and often the effects look rather ropey, the film was on such a limited budget that often the technical crew were asked to fulfil roles, however the films producers managed to attain a fully operational shopping mall and helicopter for a very small price. That with the added bonus of a decent yet simplistic storyline and realistic gore from the make up king Tom Savini.
The film is set on a zombie-ravaged earth and the human survivors are fighting amongst themselves as well as the zombie population. The ratio is not going in favour of the humans either and they have become greatly outnumbered. The story revolves around a group of four survivors two SWAT members, a commercial helicopter pilot and his pregnant girlfriend, all of who share a common bond: they want to leave the anarchy behind and start a new life in more serene surroundings. After much searching they come across an abandoned shopping mall that has strangely been unscathed by the surrounding lawlessness. After some typical action with the humans absconding the zombies they manage to maintain a liveable and quite comfortable lifestyle. The concept Mr Romero is trying to get across is what would you do if you had complete run of a shopping mall that was free from sets of laws and had everything department stores, munitions store, ice rink and an arcade amongst other things.
However their tranquil lifestyle is soon brought to an end when a group of bikers decide to intervene bringing with them hordes of following zombies and a hell of a lot of disorder. Expect a lot of gruesome slaughters as both zombies and humans become cannon fodder for the opposition.
The BBFC thought Dawn of The Dead was too violent at first, and the film received a series of cuts to make it audience friendly. As time went on the cuts became less and less and the more recent versions contain a full-uncut version complete with director’s additional footage. The film is certainly not for those of a nervous disposition and certainly not for those under the age of 18,but for those who do not fall into these categories Dawn of The Dead is gory humour at its best.
With all the horror movies I’ve seen, I have decided to opt for a relative unknown, the reason is that in my opinion this is the greatest horror movie ever made, although it did face some tough opposition from the likes of Halloween, The Evil Dead 2 and The Wicker Man.
Dawn of The Dead is a good old-fashioned zombie movie that was created by horror maestro George A Romero; this is a man who is responsible for the greatest ever zombie trilogy that began with Night of the Living Dead continued on with Dawn of the Dead and concludes with Day of the Dead. A trilogy is an Achilles heel to even the best movies: Aliens 3 anyone? However a lot of people argue that often sequels can surpass their originals in my opinion Empire Strikes Back is better then Star Wars, Aliens is better then Alien the same can be said for Dawn of the Dead far superior to Night of the Living Dead, what makes Dawn of the Dead the best in the series is that it effectively manages humour with action and gory horror that is essential to any decent zombie flick. The film was made on a ‘shoestring’ budget, and often the effects look rather ropey, the film was on such a limited budget that often the technical crew were asked to fulfil roles, however the films producers managed to attain a fully operational shopping mall and helicopter for a very small price. That with the added bonus of a decent yet simplistic storyline and realistic gore from the make up king Tom Savini.
The film is set on a zombie-ravaged earth and the human survivors are fighting amongst themselves as well as the zombie population. The ratio is not going in favour of the humans either and they have become greatly outnumbered. The story revolves around a group of four survivors two SWAT members, a commercial helicopter pilot and his pregnant girlfriend, all of who share a common bond: they want to leave the anarchy behind and start a new life in more serene surroundings. After much searching they come across an abandoned shopping mall that has strangely been unscathed by the surrounding lawlessness. After some typical action with the humans absconding the zombies they manage to maintain a liveable and quite comfortable lifestyle. The concept Mr Romero is trying to get across is what would you do if you had complete run of a shopping mall that was free from sets of laws and had everything department stores, munitions store, ice rink and an arcade amongst other things.
However their tranquil lifestyle is soon brought to an end when a group of bikers decide to intervene bringing with them hordes of following zombies and a hell of a lot of disorder. Expect a lot of gruesome slaughters as both zombies and humans become cannon fodder for the opposition.
The BBFC thought Dawn of The Dead was too violent at first, and the film received a series of cuts to make it audience friendly. As time went on the cuts became less and less and the more recent versions contain a full-uncut version complete with director’s additional footage. The film is certainly not for those of a nervous disposition and certainly not for those under the age of 18,but for those who do not fall into these categories Dawn of The Dead is gory humour at its best.
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